There has been widespread coverage of the Gulf of Mexico disaster in many news papers since the 21st April, when the explosion started. The report, which is more interesting to control systems engineers, was published in The Times of the 18th May.
In these days of anti-social behaviour orders and a perceived lack of parental control, another worry has been added to the list of concerns. A robotics professor has warned that a new breed of childcare robots being developed in Japan and tested in American schools could lead to a "generation of social misfits".
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Deepwater Horizon Drilling Platform Explosion 13 July 2010
There has been widespread coverage of the Gulf of Mexico disaster in many news papers since the 21st April, when the explosion started. The report, which is more interesting to control systems engineers, was published in The Times of the 18th May.
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Support for skills 9 July 2008
Hardly a day goes by without a fresh announcement of skills shortages – a subject very close to the IET's heart.
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Keeping it in the family 3 July 2008
In these days of anti-social behaviour orders and a perceived lack of parental control, another worry has been added to the list of concerns. A robotics professor has warned that a new breed of childcare robots being developed in Japan and tested in American schools could lead to a "generation of social misfits".
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